Sports & Hobbies
Fun, dynamic topics to get learners talking about their passions.
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Ticket Scandal: FIFA Faces Questions – ESL Lesson Plan
Bring a real-world sports controversy into your B2 classroom with this lesson based on an authentic BBC News segment about FIFA’s ticketing investigation. Students develop listening, vocabulary, critical thinking, research, and presentation skills as they discuss ticket prices, consumer protection, fairness, and who really gets access to the world’s biggest football tournament.
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Free Fall from Space – ESL Lesson Plan
A thrilling lesson on Felix Baumgartner’s record-breaking jump from space. Students follow an extreme real-life story while practising listening, vocabulary, sequencing, and discussion about courage, fear, preparation, and human limits.
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The LEGO Smart Brick: A New Era of Play – ESL Lesson Plan
A technology-and-play lesson on LEGO’s smart brick and the future of toys. Students explore innovation, childhood, creativity, and screen-free play while building vocabulary and discussing how classic brands adapt to a digital world.
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Hometown Heat: Celebrating Shane Hollander – ESL Lesson Plan
A sports-and-community lesson celebrating Shane Hollander and hometown pride. Students discuss ambition, support, local identity, and success while practising listening, vocabulary, and speaking around an uplifting real-life story.
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The Modern Running Boom – ESL Lesson Plan
A lifestyle lesson on the modern running boom and why so many people are lacing up. Students discuss fitness, motivation, community, and wellbeing while practising vocabulary, listening, and personal storytelling.
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Bookfishing: How New Words Are Born – ESL Lesson Plan
A language-change lesson on ‘bookfishing’ and how new words enter everyday English. Students explore slang, social media, and word formation while practising vocabulary, reading, and discussion about how language evolves.
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Hosting the Olympics: Pride or Burden? – ESL Lesson Plan
A debate lesson on whether hosting the Olympics brings pride, profit, or problems. Students discuss cost, tourism, infrastructure, national image, and legacy while practising persuasive language and critical thinking.
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Chasing Equality: Women at the Olympic Games – ESL Lesson Plan
A sport-and-history lesson on women’s equality at the Olympic Games. Students explore progress, discrimination, role models, and representation while practising vocabulary, listening, and discussion around fairness in sport.
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Can Winter Sports Survive? – ESL Lesson Plan
A climate-and-sport lesson on whether winter sports can survive in a warming world. Students discuss snow, tourism, sustainability, and adaptation while developing vocabulary, listening, and critical thinking.
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Olympic Games 2.0: The Esports Debate – ESL Lesson Plan
A sport-and-digital-culture lesson on whether esports belong in the Olympic Games. Students discuss competition, skill, tradition, and technology while practising debate language and vocabulary.
